Last month I included a proposed plan for 2025: Click Here
I have been President of IMDC for at least 5 years. I believe my best contribution to the club is the web site. Not so much as a go-to site, but the Document System that gives us a repository for the club's vital documents. We have established a member meeting approach with our informational forums, although the attendance has been uneven, and mostly sparse.
The membership numbers are about the same over the past 5 years, but participation in club activities is rather disappointing. I remember Joe saying that people only get excited about politics during the run-up to elections, so I guess the low level of interest is to be expected.
The Mobile HQ was an interesting experiment, but I don't think it was such a great success without the Big Ass Van, and Joe running it. Perhaps deploying MHQ under our pop-up gazebo and having several people staffing it might work better.
I believe my strong suits fall into the technical sphere, and I have little skill or knowledge of political/activist organizing or operations. As Vice President, I fell into the office when Tony Melville resigned. Over a five year run, my two most significant efforts have been a limited success. I believe that the club really needs someone with some new ideas, but as long as my name is on the ballot, no one is likely to run to replace me.
Therefore, after a great deal of thought, I have decided to not run for president this year..
I will continue to support the club, especially maintaining the web site, publishing a newsletter if wanted, and setting up the zoom meetings, etc.